Lab facilities
Our very well equipped laboratories (which include state-of-the-art measurement instrumentation) are available for use by our industrial partners and during research projects.
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A new, unique platform for the investigation of sound transmission in lightweight structures. Four rooms can be assembled using lightweight construction techniques for the measurement of direct and indirect acoustic transmission in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions. Investigation of other structures, for example stair bedding etc. can be readily undertaken. The lightweight structures test facility is operated and financed in collaboration with the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering of the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS), Biel. The facility began operation on 30. Juni 2011.
![https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Luftschall_2.jpg/74e84044-5324-4a63-b022-ef387151f81e?t=1618209403000](https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Luftschall_2.jpg/74e84044-5324-4a63-b022-ef387151f81e?t=1618209403000)
![https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Trittschall_3.jpg/10d01efe-4ca5-450c-be9b-1d350ec3fb8b?t=1618209491000](https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Trittschall_3.jpg/10d01efe-4ca5-450c-be9b-1d350ec3fb8b?t=1618209491000)
Impact sound test facility
![https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Hallraum.jpg/7bc97bec-49bc-4e4c-8067-b01e8bbeebc3?t=1618209333000](https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Hallraum.jpg/7bc97bec-49bc-4e4c-8067-b01e8bbeebc3?t=1618209333000)
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Anechoic chamber
![https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Reflexionsarm2.jpg/d6f71d9b-17ae-46c0-a05c-560df81b667a?t=1618208757000](https://3s17.empa.ch/documents/56129/103151/SaT_Lab_Reflexionsarm2.jpg/d6f71d9b-17ae-46c0-a05c-560df81b667a?t=1618208757000)